Empires Nations

*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award* This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white...

Why do civilizations rise, flourish, weaken, and fall? Centuries before sociology had a name, before modern economics became a discipline, and before historians spoke of systems theory, one fourteenth-century Muslim thinker looked at the rise and fall of nations and saw a hidden pattern. His name was Ibn Khaldun. In his masterpiece, the Muqaddimah, Ibn Khaldun transformed history from a record of kings and battles into a science of civilization itself. He asked questions that still haunt the modern world: What holds a society together? Why do ruling classes decay? How does wealth weaken the...

It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. Speakeasies thrived, gang war shootings announced Al Capone's rise to underworld domination, Chicago's corrupt political leaders fraternized with gangsters, and the frenzy of stock market gambling was rampant. Enter a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed hundreds of people (who should have known better) to invest as much as $30 million.

What if the rise and fall of every empire was never random? What if Daniel’s dreams, beasts, visions, and end-time revelations were not ancient mysteries locked in the past, but a divine map revealing God’s sovereign plan for the nations? The Book of Daniel is one of the most powerful prophetic books in Scripture, yet many readers struggle to understand its visions, timelines, empires, symbols, and end-time meaning. This book was written to bring clarity, depth, and spiritual confidence to every believer, Bible student, pastor, teacher, and prophecy reader who wants to understand Daniel...

Abolish the Federal Reserve. Return to Constitutional banking. This book examines the axiomatic difference between oligarchical Central Banking and legitimate Constitutional monetary, banking and credit methods. It demonstrates that the only means to overcome our current crisis is to return to the principles of sovereign National Banking as defined by Alexander Hamilton and Abraham Lincoln. Economics is not about money and mathematical formulas; it is defined by a principle of human advancement, increases in physical productivity and scientific and technological progress. Chapters: 1. - ...

Uncover Japan's Secrets in One Epic Volume From the mysterious Jōmon people to the heights of its technological prowess, Japan’s story is a 10,000-year saga of ruthless warriors, spiritual emperors, and revolutionary rebirth. Beneath the history books lie the timeless legends: the divine creation myths, the harrowing ghost stories, and the tales of samurai honor that define the nation's soul. Two manuscripts in one book: History of Japan: An Enthralling Journey Through Ancient Japanese Empires, the Shogunate Era, Cultural Renaissance, and Modern Period Japanese Folktales and Legends: An ...

From a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe and New York Times bestselling author, the essential history of Russian imperialism. “A singularly fascinating account of Russian nationalism through the ages.” —Financial Times In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion...

Empire of Shadows is the epic story of the conquest of Yellowstone, a landscape uninhabited, inaccessible, and shrouded in myth in the aftermath of the Civil War. In a radical reinterpretation of the 19th century West, George Black casts Yellowstone's creation as the culmination of three interwoven strands of history.

During the contentious and progressive antebellum era, the Fowler family preached a gospel of self-improvement to a nation eager to embrace its foundational beliefs. For the first time, this new “science” of phrenology offered all Americans the ability to improve their station by unlocking their innate mental and emotional truths. Revered politicians, quirky celebrities, infamous criminals, and social outcasts all found their way to the Fowlers for skull readings.

Set in the vibrant Industrial Age and filigreed with family drama and epic ambition, Crosley chronicles one of the great untold tales of the 20th century. Born in the late 1800s into a humble world of dirt roads and telegraphs, Powel and Lewis Crosley were opposites in many ways, but shared drive, talent, and an unerring knack for knowing what Americans wanted. Rich with detailed reminiscences from surviving family members, Crosley is both a powerful saga of a heady time in American history and an intimate tale of two brilliant brothers navigating triumph and tragedy.

A bold and sweeping history of modern South Asia, told through the five partitions that reshaped it. As recently as 1928, a vast swath of Asia stretching from the Red Sea to the borders of Thailand was bound together under a single imperial banner, an entity known officially as the “Indian...

A New York Times Bestseller The definitive history of Ukraine from antiquity to today. “An admirable new history.... In his elegant and careful exposition of Ukraine’s past, Mr. Plokhy has also provided some signposts to the future.” ―Economist As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing...

She has been called the female Lawrence of Arabia, which, while not inaccurate, fails to give Gertrude Bell her due. She was at one time the most powerful woman in the British Empire: a nation builder, the driving force behind the creation of modern-day Iraq. Born in 1868 into a world of privilege, Bell turned her back on Victorian society, choosing to read history at Oxford and going on to become an archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, and legendary mountaineer.

Bloomsbury presents The Franco-Prussian War by Stephen Badsey, read by Ric Jerrom. This is an introduction to the Franco-Prussian War, a war that marked the beginning of the creation of modern Europe. The Franco-Prussian War started in 1870 when Otto von Bismarck engineered a war with the French...

They demanded a king to be like all the other nations. They discovered what kings actually cost. From the quiet midnight calling of young Samuel to the catastrophic fall of Jerusalem and a stunning confrontation with Alexander the Great, the story of Israel’s monarchy is an epic of grand ambition, devastating civil war, and ultimate ruin. Kings, Prophets, and Exile: A True History of Israel's Throne, the Prophets Who Confronted It, and the Fall That Sent a Nation into Exile, delivers a gripping, modern narrative retelling of Books Six through Eleven of Flavius Josephus’s masterwork, The...

A landmark new history of Syria—a country forged in conflict, cursed by civil war and dictatorship, and pivotal to the future of the Middle East “A masterful history of Syria that is both sweeping in scope and brimming with vivid detail...a riveting and insightful book.” —Wendy Pearlman...

What happens when a nation loses its kingdom, its independence, and even its place on the map, yet refuses to disappear? History of Lithuania follows the extraordinary journey of a people whose story stretches from pagan Baltic tribes and medieval warriors to a modern European democracy. What you’re about to discover will change how you see Lithuania. Few people realize how powerful the Grand Duchy of Lithuania became, how far its influence reached, or how a country that once stood among Europe's great powers could later vanish under foreign rule. From the forests and sacred traditions of...

Eagles of the Balkans From Illyrian Origins to National Awakening Step into the dramatic and enduring history of Albania — a land shaped by empires, resistance, faith, and survival at the crossroads of civilizations. Eagles of the Balkans is a sweeping historical journey that traces Albania’s story from the ancient Illyrian tribes to the birth of modern Albanian national consciousness in the nineteenth century. Across centuries of conquest and transformation, Albania stood between East and West, preserving its identity through Roman domination, Byzantine rule, medieval warfare, Ottoman ...

From the Dawn of Civilization to the World's Largest Muslim Nation Seventeen thousand islands. One and a half million years of human history. And a story the Western world has almost completely ignored. Scattered across the equator between the Indian and Pacific Oceans lies the world's largest archipelago — a chain of volcanic islands that gave birth to civilizations rivaling anything medieval Europe produced. Temples larger than Notre-Dame. Maritime empires that controlled trade routes spanning half the globe. Kingdoms so wealthy that European explorers risked everything — and killed ...

What if the story of a nation could change the way you see your own? From the silent footsteps of the first Americans crossing a frozen land bridge, to the thunder of revolution echoing through the streets of Mexico City, Becoming Mexico is a sweeping, soul-stirring journey through the heart of a country that refuses to be forgotten. ✔ Uncover the secrets buried beneath ancient temples and colonial cathedrals ✔ Witness the rise and fall of empires, from the Aztecs to the Spanish Crown ✔ Feel the fire of rebellion, the ache of betrayal, and the triumph of identity reclaimed This is not...